Airship.



J. S. JORGENSEN.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.2 3,1912, 1,068,501 Patented July 29, 1913.

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J. S. JORG BNSENl AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED N0V.23,1912. 1,068,501 Patented July 29,1913.

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AIBSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN s. JORGENSVEN, or RENO, NEVADA, ssiqnon-or ONE-HALF 'ro monms MILLER,

or mane, NEVADA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed November 23, 1812. Serial No. 733.134.

To all'wlwwiit may concern Be itknown that I, JOHN S. JORGENSEN,

a citizen of' the United States, residing at Reno,'in the county of \Vashoe and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air -hips, of which the I a following is a full, clear, and exact specificw tion.

This invention relates to air ships or flying'machincs of the dirigible or heavier than air type. i

The objects of the invention are to increase thestability of the machine in the air,

to provide improved means for-guiding the same in the air or water, to generally simplify its construction, and adapt it to be propelled either in the air or water.

The invention will first be hereinafter described in connection withthe accompanying drawings, which constitute a partof this specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of the description In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference characters are used to indicate similar parts throughout; Figure 1- is a side elevation of an air shipconstructed in accordance with this invention, the center board being indicated in dotted lines in its raised position; Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of' the airship; Fig. 3 is a top plan 'view of the boat or car, the real-end thereof being broken away; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the airship as a whole; Fig. 5 is van enlarged detailed view of the front portion of the connecting bars for the wings or planes, showing portions of said wings attached to saidbars; Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken onthe line 66 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is ascotional view on the line 77 of Fig. '5, and

- Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of The stability of the airship is maintained largely by sup orting the boat from the wings so that t e former acts asa penduluin with respect to the latter, by using a certain 'arrangement of air tight compartment's, and by employing-a center. board such as is used on sail boats, these devices being under easy control of vthe operator who, by suitably adjusting them according to the velocity of the wind, etc., trims the airship so that it will automaticall balance itself under the action of the di erent air currents. The steering of the machine is eflected by .the use of tilting planes for guiding upward and downward and a rudder for guiding laterally. The mechanism employed fol-controlling the tilting planes dividesthe necessary forceztobe exerted between .the two arms of the operator, thus rendering .this steering operation more easy to accomplish andmore reliable.

Referringunom particularly to the draw ings, A des gnates a series .of box-shaped planes arcuate in sha e and having longi tudinal partitions a, w ich are also arranged to coincide withthe radii. of the ai csoftheir respective planes. are arranged in pairs side-by side but spaced apart laterally aud end to end. The numbar and dimensionsof the planes, of course, vary according to the sizeof the car ,B. Said car .is preferably constructed in the shape of a boat which will be seaworthy in. casethe airship should capsize and -fall into the water. For thislpurpose and also toadd buoyancy to the airship, the car or boat .;is

built with an air ti ht chamber extending. around and below tiepit I). provided -.with a ru er C controlled ,by the usual hand Wheel 0, .with a center board 1). Thecenterhoard D may be-.tnouiited and The boa is These planes or .wings operated in-the usual manner and as shown a a rod cl is secured to the framework ofthe boat, on which rod a -h0 k.cl'- is pivoted andthe hooked end thereof is adapted to .slip

over the .rod (1 when the centerboard ,is up ranged at intervals on its upper surface .at

either side of-.the pit -b for .guiding a .separate upper .deck :H which is provided with corresponding perforations fitting .loosely around said pins.

The deck H is rigidly attached to the planes Aiby the-rods I suitably disposed so as to maintain a fixed relation between said parts, there being brace rods 11 used where necessary. Theboator car may be supported below-the deok,.in an suitable manner whereby it can be adjusted vertically to pre- Said :boat or car serve the stability of the airship in the same manner as a pendulum .is lengthened or.

frame, and a cable or chain j having one end attached to the deck, passed first over the pulley j, thence up through the deck and over the pulley j and. thence'down throu h the deck again where it may be pass under a sheave y' and fastened to a cleat 7" in the bottom of the pit. It is obvious that by paying out the cables or-chains j", the boat will be lowered away fromf the deck, thereby having the effect of lengthen:

ing the pendulum, and that by haulingin on said cables or chains, the opposite effect will be produced. y 5

The deck may also besuspended from-tho frames or wings A by sup'ports'orhangers K attached at their lower ends tothe deck and at their upper ends to brackets L which connect the planes of each pairtogether. Said brackets may comprise T-shaped plateshaving perforations in the opposite end-portions of their heads, and other perforationsin the lower end portions of their stems. Through the perforations in the heads of said plates,

ther are passed bars M extending longitudinally of the airship through all thewings A' which are connected thereto by-sleeves'l fitted'betweeniadjacent pairs of the plates. Sleeves k, Fig. 8, on the upper ends of-the hangers K are mounted around short bars, perforations in the stemsv M engaging the of the brackets.

- beyond theforward pair ofwings ,A, and

' On the portions of the bars M arranged bei are preferably offset downwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. On' these projecting end portions of said bars there are mounted a pair of the brackets L from the stems of which depend a hanger K secured to the deck in the same manner as the hangers K.

tween the brackets L, there are fitted sleeves l to which a pair of steering or guiding planes A constructed similarly to the planes A, are swiveled, as at N, Figs. 5 and 7, so that they may be tilted up or down by'suitable means under the controlof the operator.

As here illustrated, the mechanism for controlling the guiding planes A includes a transverse shaft 0 journaled in the forward part of the deck and having'opp'ositely extending cranks 0 to which connecting rods p are attached leading to operating levers P, pivoted at opposite sides of the'pit opening and adapted to be simultaneously swung in opposite directions by the arms of the oper ator. Said levers may be secured at their desired adjustments by racks and pawls of ordinary construction which are indicated in a general way at p in Fig. 3. On the turned by the operation of the hand levers P. Each end portion of each of the arms is connected to a corresponding point on one of the steering planes A' by cablesor rods R, whereby the tilting of the armsyQ will impart a corresponding movement to said planes. 7

It will thus be'seen that by actuating the hand levers P and the steering wheel a, the

operator may readily guide or 'steerithe ma chine in an upwardor downward course or toward either side, as desired, the adjust.-

ment of the'boat or car with'respect'tothe deck',and the disposition of the'center board,

codperating to preserve the stability oft-he. airship in all its movements. In order to add buoyancy to the machine, cigar sha ed hollow air tight bodies S may be secure to the connectin rods I and brace rols i at each side of t e airship, as best illustrated in Fig. 2. Said bodies S madeof aluminum or other light materialadapted to float,on

the water serve their purpose whenplaced inwardly of the planes determined .by the outer ends of the wings and corre- 'sponding sides of the b0at1- These tanks S add buoyancy to the machine andassist in balancing the boat on the water when high waves are encountered and the boat list'sand by the aid of these tanks the gunwale'of the The front ends of the bars M are extended boat is prevented from goin under the water and will otherwise assist'in the righting of the boat in high seas.

Should it become necessary or desirable to descend upon a body of water, "the boat is adapted to travel thereon, being driven by the propellers E, steered by the-rudder C,

and retained in upright position-by the ship more symmetrical and more easily' maintain its equilibriumQ Thus, the two middle pairs'of wings or planesA maybe substantially equal ,in length,; the two end pairs of said planes A somewhatzshorter,

and the steering planes A'still shorter. I It is obvious that changes may be made in and to the deck, and the means for adjusting the boat vertically with respect to the deck may be modified so long as they fall Within the terms of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In an airship the combination with supporting planes, of a deck secured in fixed relation to said planes. a balancing member arranged below the deck and provided with guiding means extending through the deck for guiding the balancing member when the same is raised and lowered, and means for raising and lowering said member with respect to the deck.

2. In an airship, the combination with supporting planes. of a deck secured in fixed relation to said planes and having a series of perforations, a balancing member arranged below the deck and having upstanding pins extending through the perforations in the deck. and means to raise and lower said member with respect to the deck.

3. In an airship, the combination with supporting planes. oi a car hung therefrom, tilting planes for guiding the machine. means for tilting said planes including a shaft, means of connection between said shaft, and the tilting planes, oppositely extending (:ranks' on said shaft. two hand levers. and connecting rods between the cranks and respective levers, whereby said levers may be simultaneously operated for tilting the planes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN S. JORGENSEN.

Witnesses W. G. MCARDLE, IIARRY G. PARKER. 

